Patent
Returnable container redemption method
Bruce H. Dewoolfson,Darrell J. Smith +1 more
- 17 Sep 1984
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TL;DR: In this paper, the method of redeeming returnable containers includes a plurality of remotely-located machines receiving containers and storing information about the numbers of such containers received according to different values of an identifying parameter.
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Abstract: The method of redeeming returnable containers includes a plurality of remotely-located machines receiving returnable containers and storing information about the numbers of such containers received according to different values of an identifying parameter. A central coordination facility accesses the stored information and determines how many returned containers the different facilities have collected, and ensures that all parties are properly reimbursed.
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